Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below national median SD
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Alabama — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
- 3.3%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.3%
451 bridges flagged for repair priority
-3.6pp vs national avg 7.0%
Alabama vs national bridge condition
Alabama — Good condition share 35.0%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Alabama — Structurally deficient share 11.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)
Counties (67)
Autauga 101 Baldwin 319 Barbour 155 Bibb 108 Blount 149 Bullock 115 Butler 153 Calhoun 334 Chambers 155 Cherokee 138 Chilton 153 Choctaw 128 Clarke 131 Clay 105 Cleburne 137 Coffee 179 Colbert 146 Conecuh 177 Coosa 108 Covington 264 Crenshaw 146 Cullman 211 Dale 189 Dallas 180 DeKalb 242 Elmore 169 Escambia 164 Etowah 204 Fayette 159 Franklin 161 Geneva 172 Greene 180 Hale 137 Henry 105 Houston 204 Jackson 269 Jefferson 885 Lamar 146 Lauderdale 211 Lawrence 175 Lee 170 Limestone 256 Lowndes 126 Macon 148 Madison 586 Marengo 171 Marion 207 Marshall 142 Mobile 502 Monroe 124 Montgomery 503 Morgan 225 Perry 130 Pickens 203 Pike 138 Randolph 143 Russell 165 Shelby 293 St. Clair 156 Sumter 206 Talladega 198 Tallapoosa 128 Tuscaloosa 406 Walker 224 Washington 148 Wilcox 137 Winston 72
Alabama vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.
12
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama
Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
AIRPORT ROAD
PoorOver: COLDWATER CREEK
Airport Rd/.2 MI S US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1974 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
CO RD 30-CYRIL RD
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
Structurally DeficientOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
WHITES GAP RD.
FairOver: COTTAQUILLA CREEK
WHITES GAP RD. LAKE, Calhoun, AL
Built 1964 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 2,315
CHEROKEE #275
FairOver: JOHNNIES CREEK
4 MI N JCT SR 273, Cherokee, AL
Built 1969 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 60
US 31
FairOver: POLEY CREEK
SOUTHSIDE CLANTON, Chilton, AL
Built 1925 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 15,040
CO. RT. 1352
FairOver: LAKE CATOMA
CR 1352, Cullman, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 344
AL.5
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
4.4 MI.N.OF AL 22, Dallas, AL
Built 1985 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,110
CO RD 102
FairOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
1.5 MI N CO RT 67 T5SR7E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1960 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 310
US 31
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
2.7 MI S SR 21, Escambia, AL
Built 1951 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 6,266
JAYBIRD ROAD
FairOver: WOODWARD RR (NO TRACKS)
BRIGHTON, Jefferson, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 3,600
CO RT 27
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.1 MI N JCT CO RT 136, Lawrence, AL
Built 1968 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 90
CO RD 53
FairOver: UPHAPEE CREEK
0.14 MI SO WIRE RD, Macon, AL
Built 1973 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 400
CO RT 38
FairOver: TRIBUTARY BOGUECHITTO CK
CR 38, Perry, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 300
CO RD 26
FairOver: DRAVO QUARRY ROAD
0.6 mile E. US 31, Shelby, AL
Built 1999 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 6,840
AL - 53 (US 231)
FairOver: BROKEN ARROW CREEK
.9 MI. NO AL 144, St. Clair, AL
Built 1948 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 4,820
AL - 34
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
ST CLAIR TALLEDEGA CO LN, St. Clair, AL
Built 1963 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 4,980
I-20
FairOver: BRANCH
5.4 MI E JCT SR 77, Talladega, AL
Built 1965 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 44,364
NARROW LANE RD
FairOver: COTNEY LOT CREEK
0.4 M N CO RD 547, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1980 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 80
US 11
FairOver: WARRIOR RIVER RELIEF
2.5 MI N WARRIOR RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 3,997
AL-124
FairOver: Lost Creek
AL-124 Lost Creek, Walker, AL
Built 1984 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,273
I-22
FairOver: Mill Creek
I-22 @ Mill Creek, Walker, AL
Built 2004 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 14,713
CARPENTER RD
FairOver: PINE BARREN CREEK
3.2 MILES FROM HWY 17, Washington, AL
Built 1993 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 150
CARPENTER RD
FairOver: PINE BARREN CREEK
5.2 MILES FROM HWY 17, Washington, AL
Built 1993 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 17
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.5 MI SOUTH OF CO RD 44, Barbour, AL
Built 1984 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 165
AL - 75
FairOver: BRANCH
AL 75 * CO RD 34, Blount, AL
Built 1929 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 4,890
SR 68
FairOver: GRAY'S CREEK
1.2 MI E JCT SR 35, Cherokee, AL
Built 1938 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,726
LIGON SPRINGS RD
FairOver: DILLARD BRANCH
LIGON SPR. S LITTLE EGYPT, Colbert, AL
Built 1938 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 343
CR-55
FairOver: Finikochika Creek
2.2 MI NE UNITY, Coosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 287
730
FairOver: COPPERAS BRANCH
Cr 730, Cullman, AL
Built 1971 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 45
US 84 MP 191.811
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
3 MI. E. OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 9,165
COUNTY ROAD 12
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
3.0 MI. E. OF PRARIEVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 36
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK TRIB.
2.1 MI. E. OF AKRON, Hale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 410
MOFFET RD
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
CO RD 115 TO US 231 SOUTH, Houston, AL
Built 1989 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 90
FORTSON RD
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
GENEVA CO LINE TO CO RD 4, Houston, AL
Built 1990 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 75
CURETON RD
FairOver: HODGES BRANCH
CO RD 33 TO CO RD 16, Houston, AL
Built 1990 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 45
AL - 79
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
@ 3RD AVE., Jefferson, AL
Built 1957 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 26,410
I - 20 EAST
FairOver: RR * CITY STREET
I20 * GEORGIA ROAD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1974 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 30,680
AL-19
FairOver: Broadtree Creek Branch
1.4 MI S JCT US 78, Marion, AL
Built 1951 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 282
COUNTY HWY 69
FairOver: LUXAPALLILA CREEK
0.8 MILE SOUTH JCT US 78, Marion, AL
Built 1973 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 80
SR 193
FairOver: HERON BAY
1.8 MI S SR 188, Mobile, AL
Built 1981 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 5,222
AL-18
FairOver: Horns Branch
1 MI W JCT AL 69, Walker, AL
Built 1932 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,130
CR-20
FairOver: Escatawpa River
Escatawpa, Washington, AL
Built 2017 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 170
SR 204
FairOver: BRANCH
4.7 MI E JCT US 431, Calhoun, AL
Built 1953 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,808
CO RT 415
FairOver: LITTLE HAYS CREEK
1 MILE WEST OF BASIN, Coffee, AL
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 276
CO RD 442
FairOver: TAN TROUGH CREEK
SEC 29 T20N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15
US 29
FairOver: 1ST CONECUH RIVER RELIEF
1 MI S CO RD 53, Escambia, AL
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,099
SHADY GROVE RD
FairOver: VILLAGE CREEK
2.5 M N MAYTOWN, Jefferson, AL
Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,604
36TH ST. ENS.
FairOver: FRISCO * SOU RR
36TH ST ENS * RR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,000
I - 59/20 NORTH
FairOver: L& N RR
I 59 * L*N RR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 23,555
CO RT 305
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.5 MI S JCT CO RT 214, Lawrence, AL
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
Sawmill Road
FairOver: Purgatory Creek
.5 MI N US 278, Marion, AL
Built 1967 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200
SR 26
FairOver: NORTH FORK COWIKEE CREEK
3.6 MI E JCT SR 51, Russell, AL
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,060
Showing 4,901-4,950 of 13,471 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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